Megan Sweeney
Music
Megan Sweeney grew up in Nashua, New Hampshire, with a lifelong goal of becoming a teacher. She spent her childhood actively participating in various arts, gymnastics, and horseback riding, and loved anything that involved imagining and creating. In 2015, she began her teaching journey at Gymnastics Village in Amherst, NH, where she grew up doing gymnastics. Over the years, her passion for working with children and teaching grew, and she eventually became the recreational and preschool program coordinator at GV, creating movement-based lesson plans and curriculums with the littlest learners in mind. Through this, Megan also discovered her love for teaching future teachers. Her favorite part of grad school was being a teaching assistant for two freshman education classes in her program. She also went on to oversee training and guiding the new teachers that came into her gymnastics program. Her choral journey began in fourth grade, and she was a member of an elite chamber choir in college, as well as her university's opera workshop. Megan strives to combine her love of dance, music, and creating to foster a musical environment of endless learning through movement and creating. When she isn't in the classroom, you can find her in dance class, making art, directing summer camp, or running her small business.
Education
Master of Music Education from University of Massachusetts, Lowell
BFA in Music Education (Magna cum laude) from University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Work Experience
2024- Present
Music Teacher at 2nd Nature Academy (all ages)
2020-Present
Small business owner
2015-Present
Teacher, Program Coordinator, and Summer Camp Director at Gymnastics Village, Amherst, NH
2022-2023
Musical Theatre and Dance intern at The Dance Company, Amherst, NH
2022
Student taught at Chelmsford High School, Chelmsford, MA
2021-2022
Internship with the UMass Lowell String Project (videography, business, and media)
2020-2021
Teaching Assistant for two freshman music education classes at UML
2020
Student taught in a sixth grade music classroom, Stoklosa Middle School, Lowell, MA
2019
Student taught in a fourth grade music classroom, Murkland Elementary School, Lowell, MA
2018-2021
Private music lesson teacher at Dracut Music Centre, Dracut, MA